Asserter profile

TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)

operating company2 patents now4 ever0 cases filed during tenure7 connections

Also seen as: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) · Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)

Possible patent-rental round-trips

This entity transferred 1 patent to another entity that filed suit during tenure, then took them back. The round-trip is a structural pattern, not proof of intent — it can also reflect a security interest and release, a correction, or a financing arrangement. Treat it as a lead to verify against the assignment record.

  • US 8949206: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) → NOVACLOUD LICENSING LLC → TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) (10 months; 1 case filed during the round-trip)

Two-hop network

Edges marked ⚖️ overlap with at least one infringement suit filed during the receiving entity’s tenure with the patent. Bold-bordered = this entity. Red = NPE; orange = shell LLC; green = defensive aggregator; blue = operating company.

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    Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ["TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)"]
    Nandreas_olsson_m_rten_sundberg["Andreas Olsson; Mårten Sundberg"]
    Nnovacloud_licensing["NOVACLOUD LICENSING LLC"]
    Nericsson_ab["ERICSSON AB"]
    Ncluster["Cluster, LLC"]
    Nblom_rolf_gehrmann_christian["Blom, Rolf; Gehrmann, Christian"]
    Nresearch_in_motion_waterloo_ontario_canada["Research In Motion Limited (Waterloo, O…"]
    Ningemar_johansson_krister_svanbro_lars_erik_jonsson_hans_han["Ingemar Johansson; Krister Svanbro; Lar…"]
    Nncld1["NCLD1 LLC"]
    Nericsson_television["ERICSSON TELEVISION INC."]
    Noptis_wireless_technology["Optis Wireless Technology, LLC"]
    Nandreas_olsson_m_rten_sundberg -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8145721"| Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ
    Nnovacloud_licensing -->|"2024 · Security Interest · 8145721"| Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ
    Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ -->|"2024 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8145721"| Nnovacloud_licensing
    Nericsson_ab -->|"2024 · Assignment · 8949206"| Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ
    Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8949206"| Nnovacloud_licensing
    Nnovacloud_licensing -->|"2025 · Security Interest · 8949206"| Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ
    Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ -->|"2014 · Assignment · 6604216"| Ncluster
    Nblom_rolf_gehrmann_christian -->|"2005 · Assignment · 7681050"| Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ
    Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ -->|"2008 · Assignment · 6031492"| Nresearch_in_motion_waterloo_ontario_canada
    Ningemar_johansson_krister_svanbro_lars_erik_jonsson_hans_han -->|"2001 · Assignment · 6820233"| Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ
    Nnovacloud_licensing -->|"2025 · Security Agreement · 8145721"| Nncld1
    Nnovacloud_licensing -->|"2025 · Security Agreement · 8949206"| Nncld1
    Nericsson_television -->|"2021 · Assignment · 8949206"| Nericsson_ab
    Ncluster -->|"2014 · Assignment · 6604216"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    classDef focal fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#92400e,stroke-width:3px,color:#1c1917
    classDef npe fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#be123c,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef shell fill:#fed7aa,stroke:#9a3412,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef defensive fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#15803d,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef operating fill:#e0f2fe,stroke:#075985,stroke-width:1px,color:#1c1917
    class Ntelefonaktiebolaget_lm_ericsson_publ focal
    class Nnovacloud_licensing npe
    class Nericsson_ab operating
    class Ncluster shell
    class Nresearch_in_motion_waterloo_ontario_canada operating
    class Nericsson_television operating
    class Noptis_wireless_technology npe

Patents currently held (2)

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (7)

Correspondent attorneys (4)

Attorneys / firms recorded with USPTO when this entity received a patent. Recurrence is the signal — many firms do both NPE and operating-company patent work, so a single appearance doesn’t mean much.